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Richard Condon Information
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Richard Thomas Condon (born March 18, 1915 in New York, New York; died April 9, 1996 in Dallas, Texas), was a satirical and thriller novelist best known for conspiratorial books such as The Manchurian Candidate. [1] After moderate success as an ad...


News and Journals
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The Independent - London
Obituary: Richard Condon
04/11/1996: 1,153 words, approx. 4 pages
Richard Condon started out promoting Snow White and Dumbo, went on to act as press agent for some of Hollywood's biggest stars then, at the age of 43, turned himself, with The Manchurian Candidate, into a best- selling novelist. And a best-selling writer he...
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The Washington Post
Acclaimed Novelist Richard Condon Dies
04/10/1996: 637 words, approx. 2 pages
Richard Condon, 81, the best-selling author whose novel of brainwashing and murder, "The Manchurian Candidate," featured eerie similarities to the future assassination of President John F. Kennedy, died April 9 at a hospital here. He had heart and kidney ailments. Mr. Condon, a...
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AP News
Principal ousted over NYC school ritual
8/8/2007: 395 words, approx. 1 pages
A public school principal accused of paying a woman to sprinkle chicken blood on the high school in an attempt to cleanse it of negative energy will be fired, the Department of Education said Tuesday.Maritza Tamayo, principal of the Unity Center for Urban Technologies, paid...
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Teacher Seeks Leave to Serve Prison Time
6/9/2006: 497 words, approx. 2 pages
A city teacher convicted of stealing from elderly women tried to take a leave of absence to serve prison time in New Jersey, and now that he's out school leaders say he's not welcome back to the classroom. Thomas Everett...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by Sarah Booth Conroy
2,182 words, approx. 7 pages
In her review of Emperor of America below, Conroy questions Condon on a variety of topics, including his politics, his writings, and his future plans.
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Interview by John F. Baker
1,396 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following interview, Baker presents Condon's comments on his writing career, including highlights from his personal life.
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Critical Review by Donald E. Westlake
1,063 words, approx. 4 pages
Below, Westlake calls The Venerable Bead "a lot of fun, loose-jointed, manic, over the top from first word to last."
 


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